Grants, awards & surveys

The 3RCC received 54 applications for its 2018 call. About half of the projects focused on replacement, 30% on reduction, and 20% on refinement. The total of funding requested amounted to about CHF 15.5 million with funds worth CHF 1.2 million available. Complete applications having no major shortcomings underwent a two-step evaluation process. First, international reviewers having expertise in the fields of the applications evaluated the applications. The reviewers considered a majority of complete applications (70%) as being of good to excellent quality at this step. In a second step, the 3RCC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) evaluated and compared the top 26 complete applications. The main criteria evaluated were potential impact on the 3Rs, quality of science, benefit over current methodologies, feasibility, and chances of successful implementation in the broader scientific community. The SAB recommended six projects having the highest evaluations by both SAB members and external reviewers for funding, and the 3RCC Strategic Board approved them at its last meeting in May. Three of the selected projects focus on replacement, two on reduction and one on refinement. The 3RCC made sure that there were no conflicts of interest, and that it maintained the confidentiality of shared information throughout the process. We thank all submitters. The next 3RCC call for projects will open in September 2019. More info: https://swiss3rcc.org/category/research-funding/

The Basel Declaration
Society is offering a researcher the opportunity to take part in a course for
animal experiments from 12 – 16 August 2019 at the University of Zurich. The
course teaches the technical knowledge and practical skills necessary for responsible
and careful handling of laboratory animals. In this course, the awardee will
learn how to handle rodents and rabbits and familiarize her/himself with the
basics of the relevant animal research techniques used. Within two years after
successfully completing the course, the awardee must organize such a course at
his/her home university/research institute to train people who will conduct
animal experiments in accordance with the legal requirements in his/her home
country or must take an active role in the establishment of such courses at
their home institution/country. Applicants must send their application
documents before 21 June 2019. The Board of the Basel Declaration Society will
select the awardee. More info:https://www.basel-declaration.org/basel-declaration-en/assets/File/award/Award%202019(1).pdf